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Wednesday, February 16, 2005

What Is Grace?

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"What is grace?" I asked God.And He said,"All that happens."Then He added, when I looked perplexed,"Could not loverssay that every moment in their Beloved's armswas grace?Existence is my arms,though I well understand how one can turnaway frommeuntil the heart has wisdom."

- Saint John of the Cross, from Love Poems from God, compiled by Daniel Ladinsky.Photo of plumeria by Kent Fox, Hilo, Hawaii, kentfox96720@gmail.com